digital camera recase into film slr

firstly i should point out that the slr was in very poor shape before i remodeled its innards ,
secondly the step by step bit is a bit vague i did this pre olympics in fact i finished it the night before the opening ceremony.
took about 30 hours over several weeks

Step 1: Misplacement

the camera had 2 boards which needed to be distanced so i had to put wires where the boards connected. the twisty dial is being kept but its board needed trimming

Comments

[taygun]

really cool!
I try to do it too but i cant handle with this electronic work
do you think an electrician would do the work with the cables for me?
I become desperate

[crazyg]

theres not much to the lectrics, no changes to the circit just making it longer, some practice and patence, a small tip iron ,one of those helping hands things, small serrated "mosquito" forceps .some cheap redyspex (get high power ones so you can only see 8 inches in front of your face) using proper thin wire helps alot (.4mm solid wire is great for this kind of thing)this project uses stranded .6mm wire from a keyboard ps2 lead. the hot glue gun is essential , the tiny joins are weak so with each wire or switch solder test then glue when theres loads in one place you just gotta be carefull to one big thes then glue the lot.
top tip wire ribbon makes this kind of thing more difficault,so i found recently.
this kind of soldering has more in common with model making , beading or jewellery smithing.most electricians have terrible soldering (sorry electricians) , and the soldering process more or less happens at the same time as the body assembely and glueing, the stages are not that clear cut.
i reccomend to you to get a few of the little soldering kits ,flashing lights , 555 sound generator, digital alarm clock.their quite cheap so no worries, to get a feel for it then go a bit bigger like this up down counter, then start putting new switches or remote buttons on things that have 'no user servicable parts inside'
this camera was quite a fiddeley one, other things to look at and inspire online is hacking a snes ,putting prosound on a nintendo game boy.
as with most things theres a learning curve,if its something you like you dont notice the curve and skills develop quickly.working in good light(100w not energy saving bulb positionable lamp)good chair and keep your elbows and wrists on the tabel for steadyness. non plasticky tabel you dont mind hurting you dont need that distraction,marine ply sanded with finishing paper to a shine is my favourite surface just between matt and gloss finish.the road to disaster puts newspaper down first, no go and enjoy the fumes!

[agis68]

i like this.....not the choosen color but i like the combination of modern and retro....also you can use the old lenses for zooming the camera right?

[crazyg]

not on this on ,this just uses the stock kodak lend , i did do a praktica fujian combo that the lens can be changed on, most of london was in this colour scheme for the last month it was hideous

[mikeasaurus]

Retro and high-tech, awesome!

[crazyg]

thanks, as instruction manuals go its a bit of a mystery tour,